SYDNEY, Dec. 14--AsiaNet/InfoQuest MONEYGRAM NETWORK... MANILA: MoneyGram International and Equitable PCI BankWednesday announced the extension of MoneyGram service in thePhilippines through the network of Cebuana Lhuillier ServiceCorporation. BIOETHICS RECOMMENDATION... AUCKLAND: Living Cell Technologies has welcomed the finalrecommendation by Toi te Taiao: the Bioethics Council, thatxenotransplantation should be allowed to develop in NewZealand. www.lctglobal.com IT STANDARDS... ROLLING MEADOWS: The IT Governance Institute will release on16 December a significant update of Control Objectives forInformation and related Technology, an internationally acceptedIT governance framework used by major companies worldwide. http://www.isaca.org http://www.isaca.org/cobit http://www.itgi.org CELL TECHNOLOGY... GOTHENBURG: Cellectricon Wednesday announced the launch ofthe new Cellaxess CX1 and CX3 Systems for adherent cellelectroporation based on Cellectricon's patented capillaryelectroporation technology. MEDICAL INNOVATION... PARIS: ELA Medical, a Sorin Group Company and innovativeleader in the development of cardiac rhythm management anddiagnostic systems, Tuesday announced that more than 200SpiderFlash loop event recorders have been distributed inEurope since its European introduction last quarter. http://www.sorin.com CAN PRODUCTION... PHILADELPHIA: Crown Holdings Inc. Tuesday announced that ithas signed an agreement to license Showa Aluminum CanCorporation to produce and sell SuperEnd beverage can ends forthe Japanese market. http://www.crowncork.com THALIDOMIDE TREATMENT BOULDER: Pharmion Corporation reported Tuesday on dataabstracts from studies investigating the role of thalidomide asa treatment option for all stages of multiple myeloma. http://www.pharmion.com CHINA PARTNERSHIP PHILADELPHIA: The creation of the Ministry of InformationIndustry (MII), Thomson Joint Lab for Intellectual PropertyDevelopment, means one of the world's fastest growingeconomies, China, is now empowered with the most innovative andcomprehensive knowledge tools from Thomson. http://sip.csip.org.cn/csip/ http://www.thomson.com VIDEOCONFERENCING QUESTIONED... NEW YORK: Teliris Ltd., the leading provider of life-likevideoconferencing systems, strongly questioned the value ofHP's Halo product offering, the computer/printer company'snewly announced foray into the highly specialized life-likevideoconferencing (telepresence) marketplace. http://www.teliris.com ELEVATOR DEAL... FARMINGTON: Otis, a unit of United Technologies Corp., wasawarded by renowned Chinese construction firm ChixiaConstruction what is believed to be the largest single orderfor elevators in Chinese history. tp://www.otis.com PRODUCTION MILESTONE... WICHITA: Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., Tuesday marked a historicmilestone with a celebration honoring the completion of the5,000th 737 fuselage. http://www.spiritaero.com AUTO SHOW... LOS ANGELES: In just about a year, the Los Angeles Auto Showwill move to permanent November show dates and in recognitionof the move, the theme of "A New Beginning" has been adoptedfor the 2007 show, which will be held in November 2006. SMELTER UNVIABLE... SIERRE: Alcan Inc. announced Tuesday that following in-depthdiscussions with a Valais-based consortium led by Albert Bass,the parties concluded that a proposed transaction for Alcan'sSteg, Switzerland primary aluminum smelter is uneconomic andwill not ensure the facility's future sustainability. AXIOSS ROLL-OUT... LONDON: Axiom Systems, Tuesday announced that the AXIOSSSuite, from Axiom Systems, has been chosen to rolloutTriple-Play services including next generation IP television,data and voice for multi-services operator, Telekom Austria http://www.axiomsystems.com AIRPORT RECORD... FRANKFURT/MAIN: Germany's biggest airport again registeredpeak traffic results for the reporting month of November2005. www.fraport.de AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agenciesdistributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwideclients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.